2018 Favorite Things Party

Earlier this month I hosted my annual Favorite Things Party with some friends.

If you are new around here, I have hosted a scarf exchange for quite a few years now.

But last year I decided to change it up and make it a Favorite Things Party!

You can check out last year's party here that featured our favorite beauty items.

This year the theme was Wearable Accessories.

Honestly, I knew the second that I said accessories what item I was sharing :)

Unfortunately, I didn't snap a picture before I packaged up the goods in these super cute tins from Hobby Lobby.

I scored them for $1 a piece!

Inside those tins were these super soft and lightweight camo earrings from Baubles by B.

I actually found them on her Etsy shop originally, but found ordering from her actual site just as easy :)

I ordered the 2 inch size to gift since it is a great size for everyone :)

We all gathered at 1285 Winery located at The Blueberry Patch.

I was able to reserve the upstairs space at no additional charge.

It was perfect!

We ordered some drinks and food, and got the exchange underway.

They make this Apple Cider Wine that is SO GOOD!

But my favorite part is that they rim the glass with brown sugar.

YUM!!!

There were a variety of bags, but of course you know the camo and buffalo plaid were right up my alley ;)

If you have been to a party like this before, go ahead and skip ahead to the pictures.

If you haven't attended a party like this before, let me explain how we did things this year.

I had a bag with all of the attendees names (5X) in it for us to draw from.

I didn't want anyone to draw their own name, so I switched things up a bit this year and we all drew 5 names each before exchanging.

(Then you know no one is left with their own gift)

Instead of gifting those 5 people with your gift, we decided that you would receive the gifts from those 5 people you drew.

Once those 5 gifts were passed out, those 5 people opened them at the same time.

I really think things went great this year!

And we had such a variety of items!

Here are some of the goodies we brought home with us...

By the way the items were displayed in those photos above, pretty sure my friends know they were being featured on the blog ;)

Here are the items I brought home...

A lot of the items we exchanged were from local boutiques,
but I did find some similar pieces to link for you.

CC Beanie - Leg Warmers - Feather Earrings - Camo Earrings 
Pom & Beanie - Cross Bracelets - Crystal Bracelets - Finishing Spray
Christmas Decor - Cardigan - Dry Shampoo - Hair Tie 
Face Mask - Wine Glass - Socks - Scarf


After exchanging all those wonderful items,
we ate, laughed, and just had a good time hanging out with each other :)

And we may have had some dessert too! ;)

I absolutely love hosting this party every year, but more importantly I love getting to spend time with these amazing ladies :)

Do you host or participate in a favorite things party or scarf party?
If so, what type of items do you exchange?
What do you think our theme should be for next year?

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

XOXO ~ Vanessa